Walther Doreen, Kampen Helge
Institute of Land Use Systems, Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research, Eberswalder Str. 84, 15374 Muencheberg, Germany.
Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Suedufer 10, 17493 Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany.
J Med Entomol. 2017 Nov 7;54(6):1790-1794. doi: 10.1093/jme/tjx166.
The citizen science project 'Mueckenatlas' (mosquito atlas) was implemented in early 2012 to improve mosquito surveillance in Germany. Citizens are asked to support the spatiotemporal mapping of culicids by submitting mosquito specimens collected in their private surroundings. The Mueckenatlas has developed into an efficient tool for data collection with close to 30,000 mosquitoes submitted by the end of 2015. While the vast majority of submissions included native mosquito species, a small percentage represented invasive species. The discovery of Aedes albopictus (Skuse) (Diptera: Culicidae), Aedes japonicus japonicus (Theobald) (Diptera: Culicidae) and Aedes koreicus (Edwards) (Diptera: Culicidae) specimens via the Mueckenatlas project prompted targeted monitoring activities in the field which produced additional information on the distribution of these species in Germany. Among others, Mueckenatlas submissions led to the detection of three populations of Ae. j. japonicus in West, North and Southeast Germany in 2012, 2013, and 2015, respectively. As demonstrated by on-site monitoring, the origins of Ae. j. japonicus specimens submitted to the Mueckenatlas mirror the distribution areas of the four presently known German populations as found by active field sampling (the fourth population already reported prior to the launch of the Mueckenatlas). The data suggest that a citizen science project such as the Mueckenatlas may aid in detecting changes in the mosquito fauna and can therefore be used to guide the design of more targeted field surveillance activities.
公民科学项目“蚊虫图谱”（Mueckenatlas）于2012年初实施，旨在改善德国的蚊虫监测。该项目要求公民提交在其私人环境中收集的蚊虫标本，以支持对蚊科昆虫进行时空绘图。截至2015年底，“蚊虫图谱”已发展成为一个高效的数据收集工具，收到了近30000只蚊虫标本。虽然绝大多数提交的标本包含本地蚊虫物种，但有一小部分代表入侵物种。通过“蚊虫图谱”项目发现了白纹伊蚊（Skuse）（双翅目：蚊科）、日本伊蚊日本亚种（Theobald）（双翅目：蚊科）和朝鲜伊蚊（Edwards）（双翅目：蚊科）的标本，这促使在野外开展了针对性监测活动，从而获得了有关这些物种在德国分布的更多信息。其中，“蚊虫图谱”提交的标本导致分别在2012年、2013年和2015年在德国西部、北部和东南部发现了三个日本伊蚊日本亚种种群。现场监测表明，提交给“蚊虫图谱”的日本伊蚊日本亚种标本的来源反映了通过野外主动采样发现的目前已知的德国四个种群的分布区域（第四个种群在“蚊虫图谱”启动之前就已报告）。数据表明，像“蚊虫图谱”这样的公民科学项目可能有助于检测蚊虫动物群的变化，因此可用于指导更具针对性的野外监测活动的设计。
